ZS Instruments grant Sergey Zakharov (IMAGE) Purdue University Caption Purdue University alumnus Sergey Zakharov, co-founder and chief technology officer of ZS Instruments, holds an optical encoder wafer created by a prototype of the company’s novel technology. ZS Instruments has received a two-year, $1 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, grant from the National Science Foundation to further develop the technology. Credit ZS Instruments photo Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.